Phencyclidine: An Overview

Ion-selective electrode for the determination of phencyclidine

“…popularity as an illicit "street drug" (3) and is known in the illegal market as "angel dust". In addition, it is often sold to unwary buyers as tetrahydrocannabinol, LSD, or cocaine (3).…”

“…In addition, it is often sold to unwary buyers as tetrahydrocannabinol, LSD, or cocaine (3). Because of its bizarre and often unpredictable effects and because it is often misrepresented in sale as other compounds, it has recently been called the most dangerous of all street drugs today (3).…”

“…The growing concern about phencyclidine abuse is exemplified by the devotion of an entire recent issue of its research monograph to this topic by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (4) and by the increasing number of scientific publications concerning PCP (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). A large percentage of these publications deal with fundamental questions concerning PCP's pharmacokinetics (5,6) and physiological effects (7).…”